Centracare psychologist Tim Rawson considers the personal cost of poverty

By Heidi Gibson
Updated October 13 2017 - 3:53pm, first published 3:49pm
Poverty: Many rural Australians struggle with financial hardship but help is available. Photo: Heidi Gibson
Poverty: Many rural Australians struggle with financial hardship but help is available. Photo: Heidi Gibson

“I’ve seen parents going without food so their children can eat well and having meetings at schools because they can’t manage to pay for books or uniforms,” Centacare psychologist for the New England North West region, Tim Rawson, said. 

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